The St. Johns herald., 1887-05-19
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIoH.
Nearly All of Them Have ErJoyed TaeIr
 Country Homes.


 Country Homes.
 Almost every President that this country has had has passed @ part of his career in the delights of a country home.
 Washington, as everybody knows, owned large estate at Mount Vernon, where he retired after his two terms in the Presidency. His death, it will be remembered, was caused from exposure incident to his duties on the plantation, ". ich he delighted to manage in per son.
 John Adams, his successor, retired after his term in the Presidency had expired, to country seat, Quincy, {" near Boston, and engaged in agr. cultural pursuits.
 Jefferson, after his retirement from public lif., established himself tt his home, Monticello, Va, where he enter Iained his friends, managed his cstlte, and cied regretted by large number of servants and domest:cs, whom he had with him to the last.
 Madison, after his term of office had expired. retired to Montpelier. Va. where he bo aIne rector of the University of Virginia and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
 Monroe, after the cloee of his putlic life, took up his residence at Oak Hill, Va, where he entertained his friends royalty, so much so, in fact that he soon 10 md the bottom of his pi:I-e. and was finally obliged to give up l. prince- ly cst.te and take up Eis residence with relatives in New York, where he was still making his home a. the time of his death.
 John Quincy Adams, after his term of office had expired, retired to the l, Id family estate "Quincy," in Mass achu ctts, but responded to his counry's call aga:n, and died at his p..st of duty in Washington, where he hal been sent ns amember of Congress.
 Jackson. as everybody knows, retired to the Hermitage, Nashville, where he died.
 Van Buren, after his term in office ex- pirel, retired to Kinderhook, N. r., and there ended his days.
 Harrison, who died during his term n the Presidency, was buried at h.s home in North Bend, Ohio, and there his re- ma I.S still lie.
 Tyler was accustomed to country life, and -elighted in it, as 1t brought him recollections of early days, when his
  owners in Virginia.
 Polk, whase early days wero spent in the country as the son of q farmer, looked forward to comfortable fife of retirement, just beside NashNill !, alter his term of service in the P.eSi- dency. but had been only three months away from Washington when death called him.
 Taylor, who had worked on a p,anta- tiol during his early life, had looked to; ward with pleasure 10 quiet life on his estate ut Baton Rouge, La, after rc- tirins from his war service. He had scarcely begun this, however, vixen he was ca lci to the Presidency, ani be- fore his term had fairly begun his life ended.
 Fillmore was the son of farmer and spent Lis cary life among rural de- lights.
 P.erc, ever rememered with affection tie pl ce Mhrrs his boyhood days were tprnt. and where he taught u country school when he arrived at tho carry years of maEh"od.
 Buchrnan, ,alter his Presidential labor5 were eld d, retired to a country place. "whea;land," in Pennsylvania, where he died.
 Lincoln. as everybody knows, was reared amid the most primitive Of country life and retained a great affec- tion for the homely things of lie to the day ci his sad death.
 The same may b, said of his success Ror. Johnson, who was in ths respect, rot unlike his mere illusrious prede- cessor.
 t,rant. who was farmer in bis rlier days, ended his fe in the co;:ntry, heartily " .shil z, no doubt, that he hId follow d the example of bis pl ledecesse', a d r. ti: ed 10 the country rather than hay entered Ihe whirlkoo of New York business life.
 MT. Hayes, as everybody knows, Is in retirement, upon farm in Ohio, devor- ing his attention to the duties of a rural life, aud ente talning the many frien who seek him out in his cOnparau SecIus on.
 President Garfield went from his country home, at Mentor, Ohio, 0 the White House, where he WAS stricken down h, the sa>stn's bullet, and his sor-owinS wifi. and family, after couple of years in city life, have just deter min to sell their city home and re. urn to their country residence.
 President Arthur, ait, Q year of ci life, at the close of his term, now Sc, ks the country as his only hope of regaining the heal h lost iu his cuuntry's service at the White House.
 And Presi ent Cleveland, following the example of this long line of Pr siden- tial predecessors, Is preparing country home for hiD self, eply varying the order by beginning his country life dur ing his actual term of service.-[L Louis vile Post.